Microbiome Veggie Broth

This Microbiome Veggie broth is for those who are looking to rebuild gut function and resolve issues like leaky gut syndrome, candida overgrowth, SIBO, and other health problems. It’s rich in plant-based amino acids, collagen promoting nutrients, trace minerals, and electrolytes. The recipe is fairly simple, though the ingredient list is a bit lengthy. It might be tempting to buy readymade broth from the store, but I encourage you NOT to do that!The packaged broths are always full of sodium and with not much else. With this recipe, the idea is to pack an immense amount of flavour into the broth, as well as get the maximum number of nutritional benefits.

Microbiome Veggie Broth Recipe Backstory

I recently had the pleasure to interview Dr. Will Bulsiewicz and talk about his new book – Fiber Fueled. In case you are not familiar with Dr. B, he is a board-certified gastroenterologist and gut health expert who has been helping people create incredible results in their health and wellbeing with one simple act: learning to take better care of their gut health with the power of plants.

His new book is top-level, jam-packed with science-based information that is easy to understand. Dr. B’s approach is based on the idea that eating the right foods will help keep our gut microbiome healthy — which is instrumental to our overall health. This book comes with a 28-day jumpstart program with menus and more than 65 recipes! I believe that anyone who is looking to improve their overall health will benefit from his approach.

After reading Fiber Fueled, I was inspired to make my own Microbiome Veggie Broth as a natural way to support the gut and strengthen the overall health. If you are into gut health, you have probably heard all about Bone Broth – rich in collagen and other nutrients, bone broth is believed to heal and seal the gut lining. But is it really that important to include animal-based ingredients into the broth to get all the proclaimed healing benefits? Fortunately, the answer is NO, and today I will show you how.

Main Ingredients For Healthy Microbiome

Here is the list of main ingredients, but modify as you wish!

1. Mushrooms

By using mushrooms (particularly shiitake) in your stock you get a wonderful dose of intestinal membrane-healing zinc; they also contain immune-boosting polysaccharides and numerous amino acids, vitamins, and minerals that are great for nourishing the gut and boosting the immune system. Mushrooms also give the broth its distinctive earthy flavour.

For this batch of stock, I’ve used cremini mushrooms as well as shiitake.

2. Seaweed

As for seaweed: use dried kombu, wakame, or even nori — whatever’s easily available for you. Just one sheet of dried seaweed or a handful of wakame adds a host of minerals and other collagen-boosting nutrients to the broth. It’s rich in B vitamins and is an incredible natural source of Iodine. Seaweed also contains collagen-boosting properties without the need for animal products. It also gives the broth a “sea” flavour without any fish sauce.

3. Carrots

4. Onions, Leek and Garlic

Allium is found in onions, leeks & garlic and are natural antiviral and antibiotic foods useful in the treatment of the gut and can help eliminate heavy metals and parasites from the body (but only if you can tolerate).

5. Parsley

It contains an excellent bioavailable form of iron which helps to keep your blood strong and prevent anemia and is also rich in zinc which is highly beneficial for treating viral issues and strengthening the immune system.

6. Ginger and Turmeric Root

Both help reduce inflammation and improve liver function. They also aid in keeping your hair growing strong and supporting your skin to be healthy and vibrant.

7. Root Vegetables

Celery root, parsnip, celery root, turnip, potatoes, yams all have prebiotic fibre excellent for feeding on the healthy gut bacteria. Each kind of prebiotic fibre sustains a different community of probiotic flora in different sections of your gut so variety is the key. Chose vegetables that are in season and experiment with different combinations, you can’t get it wrong!

Microbiome Veggie Broth

This broth has the miraculous ability to be healing, cleansing, and nourishing all at the same time. It’s delicious served straight up or you can serve it with soba noodles and fresh veggies, or add it to your favorite soup or curry. The recipe is also super flexible--I encourage you to experiment with various ingredients. This is your healing broth so fill it with vegetables and herbs that you know you will enjoy!

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Great question – unfortunately we do not own an instant pot, so we do not have experience with it. We would assume you could use it for this veggie broth. As for the timing, I found this post where they experimented with different timing and so on. https://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/instant-pot-vegetable-stock/ Hopefully, that is helpful fo you.